An immunohistological study of cytokeratin 20 in human and mammalian oral epithelium

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 879-887

  Barrett, A W ^a   Cort, E M ^a   Patel, P ^a   Berkovitz, B K B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal studies; CK 20; Cytokeleton; Cytokeratins; Intermediate filaments; Merkel cells; Oral epithelium

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 20; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; FERRET; GINGIVA; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARMOSET; MERKEL CELL; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH TUMOR; NONHUMAN; ODONTOGENIC CYST; RABBIT; RAT; SALIVARY GLAND; SHEEP; SKIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TASTE BUD; TONGUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; CATS; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FERRETS; GINGIVA; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; KERATIN-20; KERATINS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MERKEL CELLS; MESOCRICETUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ODONTOGENIC CYSTS; PALATE, HARD; RABBITS; RATS; S100 PROTEINS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SHEEP; SKIN; SWINE; TASTE BUDS; TONGUE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033816429     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(00)00050-9     Document Type: Article

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